Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
3.16 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
548.95 % change on previous year
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
4th
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Papua New Guinea
0200400600197119972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 548.95 % change on previous year against 3.16 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 545.79 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 173.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 12 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 3.55 % change on previous year -46.82 % change on previous year 50.37 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 12.3 % change on previous year 41.03 % change on previous year 28.73 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 1.7 % change on previous year 40.17 % change on previous year 38.48 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 3.82 % change on previous year 15.35 % change on previous year 11.53 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 7.07 % change on previous year 99.83 % change on previous year 92.76 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 11.23 % change on previous year 208.91 % change on previous year 197.68 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 548.95 % change on previous year against 3.16 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
545.79 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 5,849 data points, 1971–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.